Adjustable shaft-hanger.



P. E. LENPESTEY.

ADJUSTABLE SHAFT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 11, 1913.

Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

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ATTORNEYS THE NORRIS PETERS 60.. PHO70-LITHO.. WASHINGTON, D. c.

OFFICE;

1,111,474. I f Applieationiiledluly ll;1913 'S eria1-No.'778,434. i a

thereon-the onsets 11 which project from I l Be 1t known that I, PERCY EMLENFE'STEYM therail 7 so as to setfoutsaid portions of I a citizen of the United States/residing inf, "the stirrup from contactwitli thebrail and the city and countyfflofPhiladelphiagflStatq avoid frictionalcontact therewith. b V ofPe'nnsylyani'a, ihayeiinvented anew and f Interposedbetween- {the rail '7 and offset useful}; djustablef Shaft Hanger; otfwhich: 'portion of-the's'tirr'up is therod'or bar-12 the s-following' gisa)ispeeifigcation j; for purposes to be hereinafter explained. n- My inventioi consistsf of'a shaftfhang f It l b s en m a resilient for a conveyor or-"other article whichis, fend divergent-or spread jiiiptheir"nature as 10 adapted'to beteasily and; firmly connected-f" "h s ;:ben* stated', they may "hflhrought towith a' rail orgothersupport and'heldauto gthr' Whereby asthey describe their cir- "rnaticallyl thereonfaiidfiwhicli 'niay be concles frointheflupper bends 6; the grips 9 with yeniently adjusted-1 aid support "relatheir guardsi'lO firnove from thelower end of 1 'tiyflytb,ther qiiirement ofaroller', pulley. the rail andsoare released therefrom. The 15,, fdler, or otherfrotatable-member[employed device niay fnow be moved to the'right or I q I tori saidfconveyer orfotherfarticle. f left on. the rail so as to adiustthe roller or I The inv ti i fatisffactb fily illustrated idler tothedesired lplacefth'e device sliding j in the "accompanying drawi g, but the imon thetop of the rail as itssupp ortinaccomr'POrta P instrumen li ies thereof m y a". pushing the j e Then thlegsfire i t 2 ri ed, and itis' tobeunderstood that the-in-i let-go whenthey spring apartand the grips yentio notliinitedtothelspecific arrangerise and engage automatically with theboti f nen diorganization shown'and described; tom of the rail and-take firm'hold thereof,

1F lilrepre sents a' side elevation ofa thus again: firmly supporting the device on i h ft r bodyihg my invention. Fig, the rail,it"being evident that the stirrupil 8O g p e nts 'g d l el tm thereof at"'a and guards lo'fpreventtlateraldisplacement r1ghtangle to Fig, l including. a jvertical- 0f the device from'thera'il.

vSect o the rail or support of the device. Owing tothe' offsets 11 of the stirrup tlie "Fig; resentsatopor' plan View thereo endof the journal or shaft 4L is held sufii- .Eigig epresehts abottom planyiew thereof." cientlyl froni t'heside of the rail 7 ;to remove t 0 Fig. 5represents another embodiment ofthe it from contact therewithor severe thrust. inveriti'on r Jthereagainst;thisaction bein -fia i fgdby Similar numerals of reference indieate the rod or bar' '12 which while'iservingtorecorre$p0nding partsjin, the figures.' .tain thexdevicein set position serves to pre- 1 i Referring-rt th el di'awlllgs,;--1 -d$lgIlELtQS entthe'stirrup fro'nibeing bntor deflected 9O 3 a stirrup formedbffthe'si'de inenIbefs'jYZ- and toward the rail Tia'nd 'also i topreservethe the'loend 3 atthebottorn, said; bend forming 'shape of thefstirrup, it 'beingfnoticed, also 3 the bearingsfofthjournal or shaft 46f the; thatthejournal or shaft i lha's 'a shoulder 13 pulley or idler 5. "The "side" membersfl are which'isadapted'tobearagainst and rotate a continued upwardly and'rearwardly zj formonth'e'fiiinerfaces of the'si'd'e member of the ting the bends 6 whichj 'are fadapted to be stirrup-wherebyfthe said o urnar or shaft hooked upon the rail7jand",thus su'spend .willrun true on the stirrup and 'any' possible the stirrup j1 therefrom; said rail being--sup--;---defieotion of. the latter ispreyented by the ported inefiysuitable manner. PM 1 j rodbrbar which is.interposed betweensaid 'stir'rup and therail '7 ashas been stated to Dependingironr and continuousoflthe 45 bendsG are the legs 8 which are adapted to sustain the stirrup on the back thereof; a occupy a position on thesidejgofthe rail 7 j Attention isparticularly directed tothe opposite to the stirrup 1, said legs diverg ,v L fac't thatshould there be any side-motion of ing from said .bends and haying ontheir; the journal or axle, the offsets 11 of the 1 1 i I lower ends the grips!) whichpasslaterally. stirrup will receivethe direct thrust of the l underthe rail 7 and have their terminals desame, and so obviate the use of any other i flectedupwardly forming the guards ,10 II16&I1S "QI steadying said journal or aide in I whichembrace the side'of the rail 7 below its hearings on. the stirrup. Agaimshou'ld the stirrup and so assist in're tain ing the de- "the pulley or idler 5.be mounted; on ballhearvice in position on the-rail, and prevent ings on the cone 14 on thejournal or axle as lateral displacement therefrom. I in Fig. 5, any side motion of said pulley or The rear-portions of the stirrup. have [idler may be transmitted to said cone, and

bearings. Attention is furthermore directed to the rod'or bar 12 which While possessing. the advantages hereinbeforestate d "serves" to l o ck the journal or axle on the stirrup: from above-and preventitfroin rlslngtherefrom. Again should the tadevicezbe over-' turned, said rod or bar Will prevent thedropping over? or displacement of the n roller? o-oridler fromjthe stirrup h r d e mayb lo l init ate:

sired position on the rail, as 01; instance, by; a p n passing through an epeninginsa1d bar;

g SL1Cl- 1]Zall,' or by other:

or rod-and enterin sultable means.

Then. the re ,rv-i arli Proper y I bre any one of a series: of devicesor, the rollers or idlers thereonthat may be employed may] be displaced, I adjusted; or replaced,- Without? Jdisturbing the; others; Should. the shaft A; be; used Without the shoulder-Lldany end;

thrust'of said shaft will b eitaken bythe rail 7 and so obviateany other means for'pre- H g k tom of said rail and-having.upivardlyijde venting endw ise inotion of saids'ha'ft.

lf -Iaving thus I described: my, invention Wh at Lclaim as nevv and desireto secure byLetters Patent, is :r

thereon. I

i lfAn'adjustableshai't hangerembodying aflstiri gup on which asha'ft, may have its. bearing end which; is edapt'edto be sus f pended, m0vably from arail member and laterally-resilient means .Which X are pendant} from and connectedlwith said stirrup :and; adapted to engageavith said rail and loeki pthedevice automatically in adjustedopositionl '2 ,.JA11 adjustable shafthanger embodying fai stirrup on vhich a shaft may have its {bearing andwhich is'adapted tobesuspend ed movably from a mu member,.and 1at-er-. ally-resilient legs c o ntinuous of said stirrup adapted to be interlocked with, said rail and sustain the stirrup adjustedpesition, An adjustable shaft hanger embodying 1 l't S lilTr ll li) qWhich may be suspended movahly' from a rail member,.,laterally-reslllent legs pendant frolnsaid stirrup, and means on rail opposite to said stirrup; i I

said legsfor connectingthesamehvith. said q n I 4. Anadjustable shaftlian'ger 'ofthe'char- 'acter stated composed of a vertically extendingstirrup "member, vertically extending leg Inembers, the latter being pendant from the upper portions of the former, and resilient in their nature, means for. connecting said "leg-member and said stirrup member, -the :same being adapted to form the means of suspendlng the device from a rall member, tI1d,IIl6LI1S on sald legs forvengag ng the same with said rail 'member.

5, AF stirrup on Which be l mounted adapted to; sustained on a rail member, divergent legs or resilient material pendant from. the per portions. of :said

being adapted tobe. held freniovably :on said jrail member.

stirrupfand"gripspdsaid legs, saidlgrips 6. A, stirrup a be m t r -ed a s snsei e adjeeb y on the top of a rail, memberelegs' of resilient materialfpendant from'itlieupper portioribf said stirrup and'f divergent'therefrbm, land :grips on said legs v adapted to ,engagethe [bets 7,

flected guards which\areadaptedto remov- 5 2.nvra e ,th is i'e f d tra l w e Said bottom.

a stirrup on which a" shaftlmay have its {bearing and which isjad'apted to, suspended from, a rail member, and' 1laterally rup having an .ofiset thereon abo ie the portion adapted tofbe occupied by thejshaftl '8; An adjustable shaft hanglreinbodying adapt-ed to .be interposedjgbetween stir rup and'i .;rail vjto sustain the 'f ormer "on the back of. thelatter, and inte its position on said 'stirrupxf .v I s ll means continuousof said stirrup dapted to interlock the device ,vvith saidfltail" stir; r v

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